noun
- Plural of enlarger; devices or machines used to make prints larger than the original negative or image, especially in photography.
- Plural of enlarger; people or things that enlarge or make something bigger.
Usage: Photography/darkroom equipment; Most common in film and analog photography contexts
Usage: General sense; less common than photography sense
Examples
- The darkroom was equipped with several enlargers for making different print sizes.
- Professional photographers often invest in high-quality enlargers to produce sharp, detailed prints.
- Digital enlargers have largely replaced traditional optical enlargers in modern studios.
- The enlargers in the school's photography lab allowed students to experiment with composition and cropping.
- She used one of the enlargers to blow up her favorite black-and-white photograph to poster size.
- Vintage enlargers from the 1970s are now sought after by film photography enthusiasts.